Wage Dispersion and Efficiency. It is often assumed that markets generate efficient allocations, but these are not necessarily fair. The widening of wage differentials that is currently observed is interpreted in this manner: Skill-biased technological progress increases demand for skilled work...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on a case study of the impact of industrialization policy and trade policy on employment in Cameroon - discusses labour market conditions, unemployment, wage structure and employment policy; examines labour relations; explains the failure of state intervention....

ILO pub. Working paper on the legal status of migrant workers and regularization of irregular migrants in Venezuela - describes the General Register of foreigners, commenting on international agreements and subsequent modification of legislation; outlines data resulting from the General Register...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the effects of petroleum exports and agrarian reform on rural area labour markets in the 1970s in Ecuador - discusses agrarian structure, land tenure, absorption of family labour in family farms and agricultural employment across farm size categories, rural...

Labor markets around the world have become increasingly integrated over the last two decades, with the entry of China, India and the former Eastern bloc into the world trading system, the removal of restrictions on trade and capital flows, and rapid technological progress. At the same time, the...